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The site was identified as important in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	non-breeding	-	140-200 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	-	200-290 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	-	20-30 breeding pairs	A1, B1i, B2
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1992	9,718 individuals	B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	non-breeding	-	2,000-3,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding	-	1,000-4,600 individuals	A4i, B1i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage	2000-2001	2-3 individuals	B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1989-1996	250 breeding pairs	B1i
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	non-breeding	1994	100 individuals	B1i
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	passage	-	100-300 individuals	B1i
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	-	490-1,190 breeding pairs	B3
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	-	171-473 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	poor (40-69%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Kulu Golu UOSA	Wetland of National Importance	-
-	Kulu Golu	Other Area	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	90
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kulu Lake (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kulu-lake-iba-türkiye on 22/11/2024.